Beyond the COVID-19 threat, Filipinos saw climate change, unemployment and economic recession, and increased military tensions as the top three challenges faced by Southeast Asia in 2023, the latest State of Southeast Asia survey found.
Beyond the COVID-19 threat, Filipinos saw climate change, unemployment and economic recession, and increased military tensions as the top three challenges faced by Southeast Asia in 2023, theAccording to the study published on Feb. 9, respondents from the Philippines ranked climate change and more intense and frequent weather events as the highest threat across the region.
Widening socio-economic gaps and rising income disparity, and increased military tensions shared the third spot . Likewise, more respondents saw that the ASEAN group is becoming"increasingly disunited" and being"elitist and disconnected from the ordinary people," ranking third and fourth, respectively.
Around 54.5% of Filipino respondents also chose that option, with 20.2% saying the Philippine government must facilitate military support for Taiwan.
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